Karthick Arvinth
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Tesco's £3.7bn takeover of Booker cleared by competition regulator
The CMA ruled after a seven-month investigation that the merger did not pose competition concerns in the retail or wholesale sectors. → Read More
Thousands of UK jobs at risk as Toys R Us nears administration
Up to 3,200 jobs are at risk at troubled toy retailer Toys R Us after the Pension Protection Fund told it to plug a black hole in its pension scheme. → Read More
'Shared market' could benefit both UK and EU post Brexit, think tank says
The Institute for Public Policy Research has called for the creation of a new customs union within which the UK would be able to opt out of EU rules in specific areas. → Read More
Accept EU terms to secure 'urgent' Brexit transition deal, MPs say
Treasury Select Committee says consequences of not agreeing a transition agreement would be "dramatic and damaging". → Read More
Disney close to announcing $60bn buyout of Rupert Murdoch's Fox
Deal will see Disney take control of the 20th Century Fox film studio, along with a 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky. → Read More
Global initial public offerings hit highest level since financial crisis
Some 1,624 IPOs were registered through 2017 with $188.8bn raised, a 49% increase by number of deals. → Read More
UK faces losses of $140bn over coming decade if 'no-deal' Brexit goes through
Think tank says Britain will be worse off economically under most post-Brexit scenarios, especially if it exits the EU without a trade deal. → Read More
UK is the top destination for European jobseekers despite Brexit, study suggests
Nearly a third of those looking for a job in another country preferred Britain as their top work destination. → Read More
UK consumer spending falls for third consecutive month in November
Consumer spending fell 0.9% compared to a year earlier following a 2.1% drop in October, Visa and IHS Markit said. → Read More
Ladbrokes Coral shares soar on GVC takeover approach
Shares in Ladbrokes were up by more than a quarter after it announced that it was holding "detailed discussions" regarding a takeover offer from rival GVC. → Read More
Brexit: Why London is betting big on India
India is critical to the UK's plans to show that it can secure post-Brexit trade deals with non-European Union countries. → Read More
Britain ranks bottom on state pensions among advanced nations
Britons collect the equivalent of just 29% of what they earned at work on average when they turn 68. → Read More
House builders say government housing targets will not be met without EU workers
Nearly a fifth of all workers in house building sites across England are from the European Union, census reveals. → Read More
World's largest Starbucks store to open in China
The 30,000 square-feet Starbucks Reserve Roastery will open its doors in China's biggest city, Shanghai, on 6 December. → Read More
Provident Financial's Moneybarn business faces probe over treatment of customers
UK regulator is probing how Moneybarn assesses loan applications and its treatment of customers in financial difficulties. → Read More
Black Friday fails to give expected lift to UK retailers
The BRC said retail sales rose 0.6% compared to a year earlier in November, following a 1% decline in October. → Read More
Wine producer warns Britons could 'starve' without migrant fruit pickers
Frazer Thompson, chief executive of Chapel Down, says continued access to European labour after Brexit is crucial. → Read More
UK growth to remain muted amid Brexit uncertainty and high inflation, CBI says
The business lobby group expects Britain's gross domestic product to expand 1.5% in both 2017 and 2018 before weakening slightly to 1.3% in 2019. → Read More
Kellogg's cereals' sugar content to be slashed in anti-obesity drive
Kellogg's will cut the level of sugar in its three most popular children's breakfast cereals in the UK by up to 40%. → Read More
UberEats chief Jambu Palaniappan latest to quit troubled firm
Jambu Palaniappan has left his post as UberEats' regional manager for European markets to join a venture capital firm, reports say. → Read More